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What does Emelda mean?
Emelda 
as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and Emelda means "rival; laborious; eager". Emelda is a variant form of Emily (Latin): feminine of Emil.
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA EMILY Amalea, Amalia▲, Amelie▲, Amelita, Emalee▼, Emali, Emalia, Emalie, Emelea, Emeli, Emelia▲, Emelie, Emelina, Emeline, Emelita, Emelly, Emely, Emelyn, Emelyne, Emera, Emila, Emilea, Emilee, Emiley, Emili, Emilia▲, Emilie▼, Emilija, Emilla, Emille, Emillea, Emilly, Emlyn, Emmelee, Emmelie, Emmely, Emmlee, Emyle, Emylee
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Emelda Royal (E.R.), ..
How popular is Emelda?
Emelda is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#2617 out of 4276, Top 61%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Emelda was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its top rank of #1527 in the U.S. in the 1920s, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Emelda ranked in the Top 2000 are Emily (#12 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Emilia (#58), Emelia (#477), Emely (#485), Amalia (#593), Amelie (#721), Emilee (#780), Emilie (#1027), Emeline (#1927), Emelyn (#1988), Emalee, Emelie and Emili. These forms of Emelda were popular as baby names in the year 1996 (MEDIAN #1374) and are somewhat less widespread today (#1147, 40.5% LESS USAGE), with forms like Emalee becoming somewhat dated. Emilia, Amalia, Emelia and Amelie are four of the more chic birth names in this list.
Similar Names
Emelda is alike in pronunciation to Amelda, Imalda, Imelda and Ymelda. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alda▼, Amalida, Amelia▲, Amelida, Amelinda, Amelya, Beda, Breeda, Celida, Eberta, Edda, Edelle, Edenia, Eeva, Ejeria, Elba, Elda▼, Eleana, Eleena, Eletta, Elinda, Ella, Ellma, Elma▼, Elmena, Elmera, Elna▼, Elza, Emalinda, Emelen, Emerald▲, Emeralda, Emina, Ened, Enedd (see Enid), Eneida, Erena, Erla, Esmeralda, Etelka (see Ethel), Ethelda, Evelia, Everilda, Freda▼, Gerda, Giselda, Golda▼, Heida, Holda, Ieeda, Kelda, Leda, Leyda, Nelda▼, Nelida, Oneida, Orelda, Reida, Romalda, Romilda, Selda, Theida, Veida, Velda▼, Walda, Wallda, Welda, Wenda, Willda, Wylda and Zelda▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Emelda.
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